[CQ-Contest] QRPers..Illegal?

[Cqtestk4xs@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/8/05 12:30:10 AM Greenwich Standard Time, 
N7MAL at CITLINK.NET writes:
I am even more impressed at the quality of some of the QRP signals. Several 
were over S-9 and one in Colorado was even 20 over 9. Those QRP guys have been 
doing a lot of antenna work and have really maximized their signals.

oooops: someone tell me how to get my tongue unstuck from my cheek......
Just because someone has a killer sig, don't assume they are running illegal 
power.  Some of the guys at the bigger stations have done QRP.  I believe 
W5WMU had a guest op a couple of years ago and I did it from my place two years 
ago.  A four bay stack of 5 elements is good for around 16-18 db gain, over a 
dipole.  This makes my five watts sound more like 160-320.  Couple this with 
good conditions and it's not a surprise that a QRPer could be 10-20 over.

Bill K4XS